Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-27
THE PEOPLE OF GOD.
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES AND IN
The sYEka0GUEs.
Jewish Day Of Atonement-A Variety Of
Notes Of Religious services-sun-
day.school Meeting.

4HiUtl > LAY VI AiDuciDeub tDih-
menccs this evening at sundown and
continues until sundown Wednesday
evening
The command for the observance OF
this festival is found in the pcntateucb,
thus "For on this day atonement
shall be made for you before the Eter-
pal, your God. On it you shall cleanse
yourselves Of all your sins"
The lsraclitc believes that the Day
Of Atonement has been mercifully APP
pointed to call him away from the all
absorbing cares of earth. In the world
he shows that he is created of the dust
OF the earth on the Day OF Atone
moDt he is TO show that he is likewise
created in the image Of God. It's OBJ
iect is TO lead him to sacrifice every un-
holy desire at the shrine Of religion, to
cleanse himself from his iniquities, and
so to attune lis heart in prayer that
from the throne of the Almighty there
may be whispered to his conscience the
gracious reply IL have blotted out thy
transgrC ssions. even If they were as
thick as a cloud. Come back TO me. l
have redeemed thee"
On the Day Of htonement, when
through fasting and abstinence the pas
sions have Decn lullcd to rest, and when
oil disordcrcd emotions rep0se, the Is
laelte is to think seriously:
Firstly. OF the temptations which
have led him astray.
Secondly. Of the pleasures for which
he is bancriDg away his future happi-
ness.
Thirdly Of the desires to which he
is sacrificing the peace Of his soul.
This contemplation on the day he is
entirely excluded from the busy world.
on the day when be is no longer de-
ceivcd ly its fattering promises, must
show him much Of his folly and sinful
ness.
Tie Joy in Heaven Mt the return of
the Irodlcal Son is essentially tho idea
Of Israel Day Of Atonement.
However much the lsraolite may re-
spCct the convictions OF his Christian
brethren with regard to atoncmept and
their seeking it through being at once
divine ard human "a being around
whose head thcyplace every attribute of
holiness aud goodness can only seek
atouemcnt through sclf-regeneration
with Gods assistance.
In this way he has sought it from the
day on which, 3,i00 years ago, Moses
issued the command to celebrate day
of atoucment until the present day.
In this way alone viii 1t continue 10 be
kept by him to the remotcst genera
tlOns.
Services viii be held in the Beth
ALala Synagogue this evening at e
o'clock ard tomorrow morning at 9
O'Clock.
IrIH fIA-A SYNAGOGUE OFFICERS.
Tie congregation Of Beth Ahaba
Synagogue held its annual meeting
Sunday and reelected the following
officers President, Moses Millhiser
Nice-rredGent, NJ. W. Nelson; Three
Year Members Of the Board Of Mana
grs-Niiliam Loyenstein, Jacob May,
isoac Ihaihimcr.
ItNLl-Ai4o ~ NAlIl tirs
The subject OF holding funeral ser
vices in the synagogue was Oroached
during the meeting. 10 has usually
been the custom among the Hebrews
to hold these services at the residence
Of The deceascd's family, but i'll many
cases the houses are found to be i'll
sufficient to hold the friends and rela-
tiyos. The following committee Was
TO inquire into the eXpa-
dioncv Of TIE change: MCssrs Moses
Milhsor, Charles Hutzlcr, Henry 5.
Hattie, N. S. Brock, and julius
StTaus.
DEDICATION or ST. MART's HALL.
Sunday afternoon Mt i:l5 O'Clock
tie solcmn blessing Of the new build
irc attached t. st. Mary's church took
place 1t. Rev. Abbot Les Hsid, O. S.
g.. the superior oi the Benedictine
Order, ofiCieted, assisted by Rev.
Fathers Willcbald and Walter, .. S. b.
Tie luildiHg Was packed TO over
flowing ana admission WAS entirely by
card.
1t The close Of the evening services
all the Catholic societies of 81. Mary's
church. and delegates from other Catho-
Tic societies Of this city, with regalias
and badges marched ont of the church
and formed double line from the
church to the new building. The Ab-
bott. vested as a bishop with mitre and
cro2icr, preceded by acolytes bearing
tie cross and lighted candles, and
the loys and girls of the parish,
from the high altar chanting
the htanies of the saints, through the
oron ranks of the societies up TO the
lall Of the new building and to the
altar erected there on the stage for the
occasion. The Abbott then intoned
the ICui CREATOR Npiri(us, which was
taken up and sung by the children as
in tie Roman ritual. Atthe
close OF the hymn lie ascended the steps
Of the altar and sang the prayers in
Latin, the translation OF some of them
being as follows:
PRtYEEs.
O, Lord. Who has said to Thy disci-
pies: Into whatever household you
enter, salute it, saying, Peace to this
that peace, We beseech
Thee. descend upon this house destined
for the education of youth, aud let 1t
also descend upon all those who dwell
iherein-tcachcrs as well as pupils-and
leien to liberate them and keep them
from all iniirmities. Give 10 its teach
ers the gift Of knowledge. wisdom, and
the fear Of Thy holy fear Fill its pu-
pills with Thy grace, so that what they
learn they may retain in their heart
and put in practice, and let Thy holy
name be honored in all things. There